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The latest episode of the Mihmiverse Monthly Audiocast has arrived!

This month, writer/director Christopher R. Mihm discusses his next film, "Demon with the Atomic Brain," the importance of community (especially when it's built around cheesy 1950s-style B-movies) and dissects more Amazon.com reviews of his films!

Also included: another "bad" joke from Dr. Bob Tesla of Midnight Monster Movies with Dr. Bob and a reading of "Success Story," an uplifting story for the holiday season written by Robert Turner and which originally appeared in the January 1953 issue of "If: Worlds of Science Fiction."

To download an .mp3 of the audiocast, click HERE, visit archive.org where the file is stored or download it free from iTunes!

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The Mihmiverse Monthly Audiocast is hosted by writer/director Christopher R. Mihm and is focused specifically on what's going on RIGHT NOW in the Mihmiverse. In addition, Mr. Mihm will discuss the monster movie-making process, touch briefly on the future of the 'verse, pontificate on random subjects, and be joined by guests from within and without the Mihmiverse. PLUS, each episode will include something unique you won't find anywhere else!

Directed by Fred F. Sears
Starring Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor

Dr. Russell Marvin heads Operation Skyhook, a government program tasked with sending unmanned rockets into space for future space flight purposes. Unfortunately, all the rockets seem to be disappearing! While driving through the desert with his assistant/wife, the couple are "buzzed" by a flying saucer and accidentally record a strange, garbled sound coming from the craft. Because the two are unable to recognize the recording as the important message it is, aliens land near the headquarters of Operation Skyhook and are immediately attacked by the military. In the ensuing melee, the visitors kidnap a general (who is also Mrs. Marvin's father) and use his knowledge to plot a takeover of the human race. Soon, it's mayhem and destruction on a global scale while humanity races against time to develop a weapon which can break through the flying saucers' defenses! This beautiful black and white film boasts impressive effects by stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen, including several impressive set pieces depicting the destruction of a handful of Washington D.C. landmarks which predates movies like "Independence Day" (1996). This film is one of my absolute favorites from the era and, if you haven't seen it, do so as soon as possible!

Miracles to Monsters, etc!

Over the course of their long and illustrious careers, the stars of the 1947 version of the Christmas classic, "Miracle on 34th Street," also appeared in a few sci-fi and horror movies. Many of them were comedies, some were musicals, and more than a few were pretty cheesy. See if you can match them up!

1. Maureen O'Hara (Doris Walker) starred as Esmerelda in this 1939 film about a 15th century gypsy girl who is framed for murder and the monster who can save her.

2. Gene Lockhart (Judge Harper) co-starred with Jack Oakie and Peggy Ryan in this 1945 musical about a vaudeville performer who returns from the dead to help his wife and daughter escape the clutches of a greedy banker.

3. Natalie Wood (Susan Walker) appeared as "young Anna" in another 1947 film—about a widow who discovers her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the spirit. Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison starred.

4. William Frawley (Charlie Halloran), who went on to play Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy," along with many, many other roles, had a co-starring credit in this 1951 film about two bumbling private eyes who help a man wrongly accused of murder clear his name--after he injects himself with an invisibility serum.

5. Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle) went on to star as Dr. Medford in one of the cheesiest sci-fi films of all time. The plot of this 1954 classic dealt with the effects of atomic fallout on insects in New Mexico.

BONUS: Jerome Cowan (District Attorney Mara) went on to co-star in TWO cheesy sci-fi comedies. In 1959, he joined this legendary comic trio in space. In 1960, he co-starred in a film about a childish alien who comes to Earth to study us and makes a complete mess of everything. Name the two films!

Some men strive for greatness, but Justen Overlander grows a mustache and makes bad pun videos. He's also writing this, so I guess he doesn't have to refer to himself in the third person. Or does he? Only Justen can decide.

Okay, enough. Hey, Mihmiverse faithful! It's me, Justen Overlander, from such classic Mihm talkies as "The Phantom of Monster Lake," "Terrier from Beneath the World" and "House of Goats." I've failed to keep you all updated as to my whereabouts and doings and meanderings and ramblings, but writer/directopher Christer R. Mihm asked me to write up a little something about a series I've been doing on the YouTube called Hollywood Humor with Justen. The "J" is pronounced as an "H."

Click HERE if you so desire and give a thumbs up or two, subscribe to my YouTube channel, like my Facebook page and send me some good thoughts as I try to establish myself in this crazy little town called Hollywood.

I hope you are ready for science because science is ready for you! I am Dr. Bob Tesla, official horror host of the Mihmiverse, and I am here with another important moment in science!

This month, I want to talk about an event that happened twenty years ago. Twenty years ago this very month if I am to be precise. On December 4th, 1996, NASA launched the Pathfinder mission to Mars! Now, there have been many missions to Mars over the years but not all of them have succeeded. In fact, some of the more superstitious people (like Igor) feel there is a "Mars Curse" because less than half of the missions sent there have succeeded. Mars does seem to have a strange probability of destroying or losing spacecraft sent there but we must remember that Mars is really really far away (54.6 million kilometers at its absolute closest) and really difficult to get to. There's a reason why people refer to things that are hard to do as 'rocket science,' you know!

Well, the Pathfinder mission did not fail! It made it to Mars and landed in a most unusual way- by bouncing! When the spacecraft got to Mars on July 4th, 1997, it slowed itself down with parachutes in the thin Martian air and then inflated shock-absorbing balloons all around it! It must have been quite a sight to any 'cave women on Mars' as it bounced and rolled to a stop! It bounced at least 15 times and the first bounce was 15.7 meters (over 51 feet) high. So with all this bouncing and the Martian "curse" dangling over it, the scientists back at NASA were quite relieved when Pathfinder opened up and reported it was fully operational! There was quite a bit of champagne passed around the Space Center that day, I can tell you!

Now that Pathfinder had safely landed, it could explore in a way none of the other Martian landers had been able to because this lander was like a Transformer: more than meets the eye! It had a small rover called Sojourner inside it that it deployed to drive around and explore away from the lander. It was only 65 centimeters long (smaller than a skateboard) so it was very small, especially compared to the later Martian rovers: Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity. The Pathfinder mission returned over 16,500 pictures (including this cool one of a sunset on Mars) and groundbreaking scientific data such as the first indication that there had been liquid water on Mars in the past. It was a trailblazer and 'pathfinder' for the missions to come!

"The Monster of Phantom Lake," "It Came From Another World!," "Cave Women on Mars," "Terror from Beneath the Earth," "Destination: Outer Space," "Attack of the Moon Zombies," "House of Ghosts," "The Giant Spider," "The Late Night Double Feature," "Danny Johnson Saves The World" and "Weresquito: Nazi Hunter" DVDs are now available at SaintEuphoria.com, the online home of the films of Christopher R. Mihm.

In addition, exclusive movie posters, collectibles and other merchandise are now in stock. Everything is available in extremely limited quantities, so get yours today before they run out!